linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 05/10] arm64: Kprobes with single stepping support

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:45:59 +0900
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:	David Long <dave.long@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 05/10] arm64: Kprobes with single stepping support

On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 11:22:47 -0400
David Long <dave.long@...aro.org> wrote:

> On 06/13/2016 02:50 AM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:10:29 -0400
> > David Long <dave.long@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> >>>> ---
> >>>>    arch/arm64/Kconfig                      |   1 +
> >>>>    arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h |   5 +
> >>>>    arch/arm64/include/asm/insn.h           |   4 +-
> >>>>    arch/arm64/include/asm/kprobes.h        |  60 ++++
> >>>>    arch/arm64/include/asm/probes.h         |  44 +++
> >>>>    arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile              |   1 +
> >>>>    arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c      |  18 +-
> >>>>    arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes-arm64.c       | 144 +++++++++
> >>>>    arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes-arm64.h       |  35 +++
> >>>>    arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes.c             | 526 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>
> >>> Not sure why kprobes.c and kprobes-arm64.c are splitted.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> This comes from the model of the arm32 kprobes code where handling of
> >> the low-level instruction simulation is implemented in separate files
> >> for 32-bit vs. thumb instructions.  It should make a little more sense
> >> in the future when additional instruction simulation code will hopefully
> >> be added for those instructions we cannot currently single-step
> >> out-of-line.  It also probably *could* be merged into one file.
> >
> > Hmm, at least the name of arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes-arm64.c is
> > meaningless. As we've done in x86, I think we can make it
> > arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes/decode-insn.{c,h}
> >
> 
> I've changed the name to kprobe-decode-insn.[hc], or do you feel 
> strongly the three kprobes source files in arch/arm64/kernel need their 
> own subdirectory?

Yes, especially when we start working on kprobes-on-ftrace support,
it is better to have a separate file for that.

Thank you!


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>